Title: Christmas Magic Chapter 6
Author: Azn Angel
Email: silver_dragon12@excite.com
Rated: PG

Hey, minna!

*cricket chirp*

Oh, well, I love you all, too.

*frog croak*

Eh...

~*~*~IMPORTANT!!!!~*~*~ I'm running out of space on my old addy. So, I got 
a new one. You can still email me at the old one, but I'd prefer my new one. 
Thankies, all! silver_dragon12@excite.com

*sniffle* Oh, Jenny-bunni-chan, I miss you! Remember our pact! And for 
Kami's sake, EMAIL ME! *V for victory sign* BFF! This chapter's for you, 
Jen! Luv ya!

Well, it's after Christmas, but I got to finish this fic! I hope you all 
had a really great Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or whatever holiday you
celebrate! Hey, hey, hey, don't give me that look! I've been on vacation! I
had no access to my desktop, which is where all my fics ARE!

Disclaimer: *cries* WAAAAHHHH! *sniffle* Ms. Takeuchi didn't send me Sailor
Moon. *shrug* Oh, well. I wasn't really expecting. So, I don't own Sailor
Moon. (Yet...)
~*~*~*~*

I gasped, and put a hand to my mouth. My breath caught. "Mamoru..."

His back suddenly stiffened. 'Nani?' I thought.

He looked around, slipping his mask back on. 'Oh, KUSO!' I thought alarmed.
'He heard me!'

I quickly dodged behind a tree. Wringing my hands together, I prayed that
he wouldn't find me. 

SNAP!

I jumped out of my skin, spotting his shadow. 'Oh,' I thought relieved. 'He
just stepped on a branch.' I could almost feel the wariness in the cold 
night air. His shadow head looked about, and after what seemed like an hour, 
he turned and jumped away.

I peeked from the tree. (AN: Peek-a-boo!) As I watched Tuxedo Kamen, a.k.a.
Chiba Mamoru, disappear off into the night, a feeling of warmth came over me.

"Good night," I murmured contentedly. "Mamoru."
~*~*~*~*

I walked home, detransforming to Usagi. Feelings of doubt gnawed at me.

'Mamoru can't be Tuxedo Kamen! Kamen is a polite, romantic guy. Mamoru is
not exactly polite. Well, maybe he's ~getting~ to be polite, but, no, I
wouldn't call him polite quite yet. Kamen wears a tuxedo and throws roses 
around. Mamoru is a stylish guy who looks like he fell into the Gap. Oh, why
is this so difficult?!'

'But maybe,' a new thought came to mind. 'Maybe it wasn't him. Maybe it was
my eyes playing tricks on me.'

Demo, iie, I saw what I saw. (AN: And O Wise One says, I am what I am. 
*nods*) I'm POSITIVE. It was Mamoru, I know it. 

Spiraling feelings rushed to me. Warmth, happiness, relief, shock, confusion,
and, heck-

I froze. '~Love?~'

I shook my head. "Naaaah." I muttered nervously.

Feeling very confused, and now grumpy that I was confused, I trudged home,
while it started to flurry.

"Oh, great!" I grumbled to myself, kicking the brown mush at my feet. "More
icky snow and slush that's full of mud."

I arrived home finally, peeling away my damp clothes. I went up to my room
quietly trying to tiptoe, so my parents wouldn't wake up. I entered my room
to find Luna.

"Hey, Luna," I said, settling on my oh-so-comfortable bed.

"Konnichiwa, Usagi." Luna said. "How was your battle?"

"Oh, Kami, Luna, it-" I stopped. Should I tell her?

"It...?" Luna asked.

"It... It was tiring." I finished weakly. "It, uh, was kind of easy, but, I
don't know, I guess the Moon Wand was using up extra energy tonight. I feel
pretty exhausted." I lied, not wanting to stay up so I could think of Mamoru.

"Oh?" Luna asked. "Well, yes, I guess the Wand could use some extra energy.
Maybe the youma was slightly more difficult and powerful than others."

"Maybe..." I murmured doubtfully, changing into my PJ's.

"Well," Luna yawned. "Good night, Usagi-chan."

"Good night, Luna." I said, laying down. Thoughts of Mamoru and Kamne were
jumbled in my head, as my eyelids began to sink lower and lower and lower...
(AN: And the Energizer Bunny keeps on going and going and going...)

After a while, when I was sure that Luna was asleep, and I was nearly asleep
also, I unconsciously murmured,"Good night... Mamoru..."
~*~*~*~*

"Ohayo, Usagi-chan," I heard Luna chirp (AN: Cat? Bird? Eh...) cheerfully.
"Get up."

"Ugh..." I moaned. "Doushite?" I mumbled with my eyes shut.

The blanket was pulled away from me. I shivered. "It's already half past
eleven." Luna told me. "Get up."

"Ohhh..." I groaned. "Gimme my blankie." I said in a baby cute voice, 
searching with my hand for my quilt.

"Wake up!" Ikuko-mama's bright voice sang out from somewhere. (Hey, how was I
supposed to know? My eyes were closed.) KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK! "Get up and at
'em, Usagi-chan!"

I grumbled, but very reluctantly got up. 'Geez,' I thought grumpily. 'My 
Winter Break comes, and I don't even get to sleep in? Huh.'

As I dressed in a black shirt with silver lining, a pair of dark brown jeans,
and a black sweater, I shot a quick look outside-

And stopped.

It was snowing, snowing, SNOWING! It must have been a blizzard or something,
because the most snow we can get is about a foot. Taking a quick glance to 
the backyard, I estimated around two feet.

"YES!!!" I squealed joyfully, taking a spin.

Luna gave me a strange look. "Nani?"

"Have you looked outside?" I asked her eagerly. 

"Iie..." I picked her up and led her to the window.

She gave a soft gasp. "Oh, my."

The snow was falling down at a fast, even pace, swirling all around the air.
The trees were covered, the houses, the sidewalks, everthing! But, best of
all, it was ~pure white~. No brown slush like I had come over last night. It
was a "Winter Wonderland." Crystalized. That's the word to describe it. No
flaws like a perfect diamond.

I gave Luna a happy squeeze. "Can you believe it?!"

"Iie." she replied, still admiring the beautiful view. "About two and a half
feet of snow. Wow."

Two and a half feet. *shrug* Ah, I was close.

I let Luna plop down onto the bed, while a gave a happy little dance. "I 
absolutely LOVE snow!"

Luna was watching me. "So I see."

I gave her a bright grin, then brushed a strand of hair away from my face.
As I did, I saw my sleeve. Black. On a beautiful snowy day.

I rushed to my closet. "White," I said aloud. "Definitely. White, and... and 
blue! Blue for ice."

"What are you doing?" Luna asked.

"I can't wear black and brown on a day like this!" I exclaimed, as if it were
obvious. Ah! My white shirt with the tiny little bunny at the end of each
sleeve! Perfectamundo!

"Mmm," Luna murmured in a agreement. "Oh. Good point."

"Yeah." Ooh! My navy colored jeans. Those will work.

"Um, Usagi-chan?" 

"Uh huh?" I asked distractedly. And a blue, white, and silver (AN: My fave
colors!) striped sweater. A great finishing touch!

"Well, do you recall what A-"

"Aha! This is a great combo!" I admired my reflection in my full length
mirror. "But, it needs something..."

"Usagi, a little sen-"

"A little sense would make me see that I need jewelry! That's it!" I 
declared, digging through my trinket box.

Luna let out a small frustrated growl. "Usagi... Don't you remember the
meet-"

"Ooh, I forgot I had this!" I said softly. In my hand was a delicate silver
chain with small transparent blue jewel beads alternating every link of the 
necklace. 

"Usagi, there IS a Sail-"

"Hmm, maybe a bracelet..." I rummaged through my messy container. "Oh, 
kawaii!" I clasped on a silver bracelet, studded with clear blue jewels that
matched my eyes.

Luna sighed. "Tsukino Usagi-"

"Here!" I called automatically.

Luna did a facevault. "Nani?! I'm not your sensei!"

"Oh, heh heh, gomen ne, Luna. It's a habit, I guess." I turned back to my
mirror. "Mmm, it's complete!"

"Eh..." 

I cleared my throat. "Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who prettiest girl of 
all?" I asked.

Deepening my voice to a mysterious tone (AN: Hmm, sounds like Shinigami.) 
I replied back to myself, "Why, you are, of course, Usako."

"Oh, gosh!" Luna cried. "Tsk..."

I laughed embarrassedly. "Heh heh, uh, well, it's a daily ego boost I give
myself."

"Demo, USAKO?" 

"Er..." Blush stained my cheeks.

"I realize some girls ~dream~ of being with handsome men, but talking to 
yourself and giving yourself a cute personal nickname? Usagi," Luna sighed 
and shook her head. "Gomen ne, for saying this, but you need help."

"Grr, I can't help my fantasies!" I argued.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk."

"Well," I said quietly. "It's always been a little fantasy of mine to have
some really nice, handsome guy that I like call me Usako..."

Luna gave me a look. "Anyways, now that I have your attention, I hope that
you won't forget the sensh-"

I sniffed the air. "Is that rice, maguro (AN: tuna), sake (AN: salmon), and
ebi (AN: shrimp) I smell?"

"Well, it ~is~ lunchtime, demo, you haven't forgotten the-"

"Lunch!" I cried, my stomach growling from hunger. "I'm famished!" I ran down
the stairs.

"Usagi-chan!" I heard Luna call behind me. 

I ignored her, running straight to the kitchen. "Ooh, yummy!" I said, finding
a nicely set table with dishes of maguro, sake, ebi, and a bit of tofu. (AN:
I don't like regular tofu, but the spicy tofu my mom eats is OK!) A big bowl
of steamed rice was in the center. 

"Why, Usagi-chan!" Ikuko-mama said from getting the dishes. "You look 
lovely!"

I blushed. Compliments, even from my own mother, made me embarrassed. 
"Arigatou, Ikuko-mama." I said, taking the bowls from her to set them on the
table.

"I made your favorite dishes, Usagi-chan! It took awhile, but I know you'll
enjoy it."

"Arigatou! Mmm!" I said happily. "I'll set the ta-"

"MROOOWWWWW!!!"

Suddenly, a ball of fur came tumbling down the stairs. Ikuko-mama let out a
shriek. "AHHH!"

"LUNA!" I scolded disapprovingly. "WHAT do you think you're doing?!"

She looked up at me with that I've-got-something-to-tell-you look in her eye.
I rolled my eyes and gave an exasperated sigh. "Ikuko-mama, I'm going to take 
Luna back upstairs, OK?"

"Sure." she replied, rinsing our chopsticks.

I raced up the steps, carrying a squirming naughty little cat in a death 
grip. When I got to my room, I threw (Carefully, mind you) onto my bed. "What
in the name of Megami (AN: Kami, Megami. *laughs* ...) is wrong with you, 
scaring the heck out of Ikuko-mama?!"

Luna growled. "I've been trying to tell you all morning that there's an
important senshi meeting in about-"

"FIVE MINUTES!" I cried, remembering what Ami had told me a few days ago, and
checking my clock. 

"WHY is it that you ALWAYS interrupt me?!"

"Oh, shoot! I completely forgot! Why didn't you tell me?!" I demanded.

"ARGH!"

"Oh. Yeah. Sorry." I said sheepishly, my memory kicking in. I swung my coat
on. "Well, what's so important about this meeting?"

Luna smiled. "Well, I think you'll enjoy this meeting. It's about... Tuxedo
Kamen."

I choked. "N-nani?!"

"That's right!" She gave me a grin.

I paled. "Oh... Uh, heh, ahem, great." I put on my gloves. "Well, uh, I'm 
off. Ja ne, Luna."

"Ja ne, Usagi-chan."

I rushed out of the door. Halfway downstairs, I stopped, and went back up,
meeting Luna halfway.

"Jinja." we said in unison. I rushed back downstairs.

"Gomen-nasai-Ikuko-mama-I-forgot-that-I-needed-to-meet-my-friends-I'll-be-
back-in-time-for-dinner-Ja-ne!" I said in one breath as I raced past her.

Behind me I heard a small sigh, and a slightly strained, "Ja ne, Usagi-chan!"

I suddenly felt guilty. Ikuko-mama cooked my favorites, just for me, and I
run out on her like that.

"Gomen nasai, Ikuko-mama." I said under my breath.
~*~*~*~*

As I walked outside, it was still snowing, whirling and twirling and dancing
in the sky. My spirits soared.

I don't know about you, but whenever it snows, I'm a big cheerful jolly 
person. (AN: Much like Santa?...)

I looked all around me. How beautiful! Snow was falling everywhere, and I
tilted my head to the sky, watching these tiny ice crystals spinning like a
ballet. I opened my mouth to catch some. The icy cold sensation on my tongue
felt like ice cream. Vanilla... No, no, vanilla with sprinkles! Or even
frozen yogurt. *drool* I could go for some right about-

BOOM!

"Ow!" I cried as I went sprawling across the ground. I let out a small moan.
Oh, my head...

I lifted my throbbing head, I saw another lump next to me. I scrambled up. 
"Oh! Oh my gosh!" I quickly helped the poor victim up. "Oh, my, daijabou?"

I heard a weak groan. His head lifted. I found myself face to face with...
~*~*~*~*

Cliffhanger? Or not? Suspense...

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Happy belated Holidays!

~*~Azn Angel~*~